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Alhamdulillah.Life seems to be a lot better now(at least for me..), as I have finally sort of 'fit in' in this mega-blustering city.

Though the weather is still mightily unpredictable and sort of freezing at times, I think I can suit myself with it~~*fingers crossed* lorh~

But one think I really love about life at the moment, is being able to witness, a couple of things about 'brotherhood' in Islam.

Situation 1Today, I just break-fast(is there any other word to describe this? please.. it sounded funny. lol~) with my friend, Hassan,(again).He invited me to his place, which is in Ifor Evans Hall, in Camden road.This time around, we ate his 'nasi beriyani'

Hassan has an aunt, which stays in Surrey.Normally during weekends, he'll go back there and sort of -tapau- food for the rest of the week.So I kinda help him finish his foods la just now.And it is great-alicious.yummy!!

That's what being a brother meant to Muslim.We cared about each other(although in this example Hassan was the only who cared about me.) hee~I don't reckon anyone would be willing to share their food with me after barely knowing me for about a month or so would there?

Situation 2There is also another friend, his name is Bex(he's real name was so long and hard to pronounce, that he wanted us to just call him Bex)

He's from Kazakhstan.and he's a Muslim. Unfortunately, there was little about Islam that has been exposed to him.Then, I saw what is meant by being brothers in Islam.My friend, taught him how to perform ablution.From washing hands, everything until the feet.Taught him in the toilet, sincerely.When he prayed, he don't know whats to recite.But he just followed, because he wanted to.and again, this friend said that he's willing to help him about Quran recitation.Again, freely sincere.

Than, we talked about countries, how Pakistan was divided from India, about liberalism, about Malaysia(tourism hot-spot!!),~Malaysia truly Asia~ hahaha..they really love Malaysia guys.They said the Malaysia as 'the place with most number of tourist every year'I don't know where they get them from, but seriously, I was like soo proud.loL~They said Malaysia got lots of fantastic halal food, great beaches and all.I was like....Really?wakakaka

ok. back to my point.Alhamdulillah. I am proud to be a Muslim.I don't think there will be any other type of love in the world that can challenge the love that is based on Faith towards Allah.Subhanallah

Today, I stumbled upon a new thought, about patriotism.You see, its not that I hate my country or anything, (instead I truly deeply love Malaysia!!)but somehow I felt being patriotic is not right.

Ok. Here's what I thought.If a group of football fans shouted, ''Boo you freaking black man!" to an opposition striker, he will be labeled RACIST. and eventually, he will be kicked out of the stadium, and being fined or even suspended from coming to stadiums anymore(after he's half-dead being kicked and punched and smacked of course :) ).Why?Because he is said to disrupt the harmony of the 'beautiful game'.there's even a slogan that totally rejected racism in football.

This man was nearly beaten to death(iow, he's beaten until totally paralyzed. lol~)because he is said to 'divide' people from being united.He is said to disrespect other people's presence.He is said to ruin the 'beautiful' game.That's why racism is considered so bad by many of us.

Racism is also a very sensitive issue.Back in Malaysia, if you said anything about racism in the public, you might just accidentally 'press' the 'panic button', without really realizing it.you will be a public hatred icon. Believe me, unless you're so damn good with words, once you slipped a racist comment, that's it, you've just lost one of your favorite 'hanging out' spot.

You see, racism is about you 'protecting' your race, believing that your race is good, or in other words, loving your race so much, that you wouldn't want to be of another race.(ok, I made this up. :) )From dictionary, racism means:a belief or doctrine that inherent differences among the various human races determine cultural or individual achievement

This is what racism is. This is what a lot of people hate. This is what believed to have 'divide' people.

Now, lets consider nationalism.(which btw, IS a synonym to patriotism, or some mighteven regard nationalism as a higher form of patriotism)it means~the policy or doctrine of asserting the interests of one's own nation, viewed as separate from the interests of other nations or the common interests of all nations.

found anything similar?

Yes, its almost identical. You just need to replace the word race to nation, and there you go, it gives the same meaning.I therefore conclude thatnationalism IS a form of racism, but in a more larger bigger group of people.

It simply means, if you wanna be racist, then make sure you are in a large group of 'common' people, then it will be ok.*does this sounds familiar, my malaysian friends????lol~

Yet, patriotism is regarded as something that unites people.That 'builds' a nation.That 'creates' a better future.

Yeah, only in that 'group' of people that is!

Lets make an analogy.I make a big group of Racist people, called Meley.(not malays, ok. this is just fictitious. :P)In this group, we sort of have our own PM, called Nejeb, have our own minister of that and those etc2.everything was awesome.We generate our own revenue, build our own society and all.but the only problem is we 'LOVE' our own 'RACE' more than any other race.We don't want to give other people what 'belongs' to our 'race'.we gave better service to people which is of our own 'race', but less quality, halfheartedly work to people that does not come from the 'big group of RACE'.in sports, we cheer our 'race', not others.we even have our own song for our beloved 'race'.Even if we didn't even know someone, as long as he/she is from our own 'race', then that means he/she deserves our support.We created our own 'race flag', we make up some meaning behind the objects on it etc.we have our own borders on the map, there's a huge area marked with ''meley'' sign on it.we have our own army, just in case other ppl from other races are not satisfied with 'our race' and want to start a war. We're just being prepared.Is this ok then??nO?what about changing all the word 'race' into 'country'.sounds better now?why???????

(I captured this photo from Bayswater tube Station. awesome right?)(Wonder if its ok if I put a flag of my 'race' there?)

Its amazing really. I tried to search via google, ''why racism should be banned''.guess what?I couldn't find any relevant links.but when I looked for ''why patriotism should be taught'', there's like millions of links popping up.Is patriotism really good?Is racism really bad?

*I think I know whats my answers are.Clue, there's one big NO and and small yes.which one's which?You DECIDE

While busy meddling and juggling with my aw-ful-some problems, somehow I found peace deep inside myself.

Alhamdulillah, I can finally see the light at the end of this dark gloomy tunnel.What I should and must do now is to move forward, at full thrust.There can no longer be any lapse of concentration.This route is NOT an easy ride.It is a bumpy road, with lots of distractions and obstructions coming in your way.Therefore, don't be too sobbering when you fall.Cause if you look closely, everyone fell, at least once, before the soar higher beyond the limit.The only thing that makes you think they never did is because they always rise back up each time they fall.Because they know, it doesn't matter how many times you fall,its where you are at the end which counts.

If you want to be like that, just do what you should do, and never doubt that Allah is always there.Seek for his guidance, and He will be thereto help and to guide you,Insha-Allah.

Yesterday was probably the most memorable night in London so far, well at least for me it is.Admittedly, there wasn't much going on yesterday, but this one event organized by Friends of Palestine society In collaboration with MAP(Medical Aid for Palestine) organization, there's this sort of 'talk' given by Dr Mads Gilbert.

Sorry.. Tak bawak kamera.. Takleh nak tunjuk gambar clear..

Ok.. Back to my point..Yesterday.. The whole session was mainly about Palestinians..Their strong resilience.. Their courage.. and how they are being denied the human rights that was largely what most people believe in.All these were presented by a person..Though I'm not sure whether he is a muslim or not,But I am sure of one thing,this one person have seen, witness and at least understand a bit,of the pain that our brothers has been experiencing.

His talks was not just merely talks, but more of a experience sharing moments,where he described this tragedy as an human-made disaster,which cannot be understoodjust by looking at the numbers.We go through patient by patient,how terrible their situations,how horrible their conditions.All these, just because they are Palestinian.

His 'slow-tone' and rather 'moving' voice, definitely touch many hearts yesterday,as I saw, not only my very own tears dropping,but of many others, whom are not even Muslim,and are not having the kind of love that we should havetowards our own brothers and sisters in Palestine.

How terrible the situation was, is beyond any imaginable thought that ones might have, as it is far disastrous than that.He showed, and explain, and reached our attentions, by telling the story, the experience that he had, being in Gaza during the past bombing period.He were there for 23days(If I'm not mistaken)During this time, he witness, an act that he describe as beyond human being, which he rather believe to be a false truth, but in the end, you can never doubt something that you have seen with your own eyes.

He arrived in Palestine via Egypt, as the entrance to Palestine from North has been blocked, with several Israeli tanks and sieges not allowing any entry.He stayed in Shifa' Hospital, the place where he saw many of his patients come and go, just as if it was a morning clinic with loads of feverish people coming in.And the most horrific thing about this is that, more than half of this patients are children and women!!

and the ugliest comment that you can ever see from such inhuman-act is given out by shimon perez, the president of Israel.He said,

"Israel's aim, he said, was to provide a strong blow to the people of Gaza so that they would lose their appetite for shooting at Israel.Implementation of the current operation had gone 90 percent according to plan."

from http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1231950849038&pagename=JPArticle/ShowFull

note that from his quote up there, he said that the aim was to provide a strong blow to the PEOPLE of Gaza.not the armed 'terrorist', not the 'Hamas' NO.but the people. CIVILIAN.and guess what?these civilians ARE CHILDREN!For goodness sake, why?They(israeli) have been using state-of-the-art drone fighters, which mostly was built in US(not sure whether they are 'presents' or something from US), which has no pilot in it,because it was controlled by well-trained pilot from thousands of miles away, with joystick with which they can shoot and launch missiles etc. from.

They apply the kill and forget policy, which the pilot can take a break from their 'duty' and have fun or even go back home to their family and all.they can land the drone to somewhere where theres thousands of tanks and sieges, (which I'm quite sure its almost everywhere) and they can 'shutdown' their exciting little game. GAME OF KILLING!

And for you information, these drones are not used during one-off-attack only.Instead, its being used EVERY DAY, almost every hour you can hear the buzzing of the drone on top of you head, and you would probably need to run, as you never know, these drones sometimes 'accidentally' dropped their missiles on civilian.

Oh, and yeah, about the drones again. Their missiles are super-world class, it has cameras on it, that will show live broadcast of where this bloody missile are going to hit, WHO they are about to crash into, whether its a pregnant mom, a small kid, an old farmer or a fully equipped man with bombs and rifles on him. THEY CAN SEE THIS CLEARLY. yet, they wanted to kill the children instead. look at these shirts, worn by Israeli soldier(or more like robots) WITH PRIDE.the left one means 1 shot/bullet 2 kills.(the way I see it:killing this pregnant women will kill her as well as her unborn baby. its DOUBLE KILL man!)the right one means the smaller the bigger.(the way I see it:since this kid is a small lil kid, why not blasting him off with a bigger gun, bazooka maybe?)

there's also a short video showing the situation as these drones approach an area. Which is, like almost all the time. I'm soo sorry I did'nt manage to find the link.. But yesterday it was shown in the lecture hall, and indeed it was damn scary.Horrifying scenes.You ain't seeing a horror movie until you've seen this.

no no no.. don't close your eyes just yet. You have yet to witness the world's Nobel Prize of Peace Winner in action just yet!Shimon Perez, alongside his Prime Minister(its weird isn't? Israel have a President(perez) and a PM(nentanhya--- whatever?)) declares that the world's law of wars need to be reevaluated, as they feel Israel should be given a bigger role in fighting terrorist(something like this).Translation: We want to kill everyone we like, don't disturb us.

For goodness sake, are they even human?And seriously, all these are nothing compared to what Dr. Mads Gilbert had said yesterday.he often say that these tragic disaster cannot be understood in numbers, statistics, you need to know the individual cases to understand the scene better.

he first started showing pictures of a girl, 9 months, brought to the hospital, without any relatives or families around her.She lost 3 fingers, thumb, 2nd finger n 3rd one.She had a largely burnt body, a result of the real 'terror' in this case.

Then there's this boy, aged 11, was found barely breathing, with one of his leg(from waist) cut off. another leg suffer severe bruises and his 'tapak kaki' was already in cut into several pieces.from waist and above, everything was ok. no real bruises, nothing. only his legs were torn apart.He died a few minutes later.TO be honest, how this boy can be hurt this bad?of course, its the DIME bomb these stup*d drones are using.DIME is indeed a powerful bomb, that releases several other metals like sharpnel, which will basically cuts everything in the range of what? 10 metres maybe?

Then theres another girl, aged 15, found without legs.( Dr. Mads remembers every single name of his patients)

then there another small girl, aged 4she was super-quiet.she was sent alone in an ambulance,(because Israeli sieges are guarding the area, and they don't allow anyone to move from one place to another freely)and when Dr Mads and his colleagues checked her, they found a big hole behind her back, affecting her spinal cord. He mentioned about some weird words(probably medical terms) that they carry out, and Alhamdulillah she was saved.but then, Dr Mads continue, for the rehabilitation, he check on her, and the only thing that he heard coming out of her mouth was ''mama....mama....mama...'' whispering so sharply, so thin voice so deep.Dr Mads said, that was indeed the voice that he can remember most from Gaza.the sharp whispering of a small Palestinian girl, who wanted to see her mom.

Then there's another patient, ALSO A SMALL kid, found badly injured.Her father, Khaled Abed Rabbo was reported to quote

"Two soldiers were on the tank eating chips, then one man came out of the tank with a rifle and started shooting the kids,"

It was his kids that he meant, both of his daughters to be accurate was killed. and luckily the 3rd daughter, was 'only' badly injured.

So, is this the democracy that we're talking about?is this the great 'peace' that we're living in?Is this the mightily 'justice' we're boasting around?Go and throw them away.They ain't exist.

Before this, it takes a person to BE a terrorist to deny them world's protection.Nowadays, it takes one random quote from some 'animals' to do the same.

During the Gaza conflict early this year, a school was also bomb.UN school. A place where it has been guaranteed safe by UN.was bomb.A lot of CHILDREN were killed.when being asked by reporters, what did the Israel spokesperson answer?they are being used by Hamas as a barrack etc etc.that's the echoes of their 'default' answer.

When the reporters asked about the number of children being killed, guess what the answer?"THEY ARE HAMAS CHILDREN"wth???These innocent children has nothing to do with the bloody politic that they are fighting against.even if there are, Israel has no right to shoot them like that.speaking about rights, Hamas won the election, FAIR and SQUARE. the result of the election has been verified and recognized by many agencies and bodies.Where is the JUST you were talking about?

My brothers, sisters, you have yet to see the full picture just yet.Believe me, you have yet see the true picture.When I was in the lecture hall yesterday, I was trying not to cry most of the time.but seeing, well, more on hearing(*it was dark actually, the light were switched off) other people which are not even muslims cry, it showed something.There's lot of charity body coming yesterday, to show their support.Dr. Mads said, Palestinian don't need our money that much, they need our support the most.They felt as if they have been betrayed by the rest of the world, since in their eyes, there is no justice, let alone world peace.

Dr. Mads himself has been criticized by many people, saying that he should do what a doctor does, and not as a reporter.But Dr. Mads final last word yesterday,

"Does reporting these make me a terrorist? If so, then BE IT!"

Can you imagine his spirit? His willingness?Ya Allah, If he is not a Muslim, show him the light Ya Allah. Show us the light. Let us be among the one you bless. Aameen.

And oh yeah, I forgot to mention the phosphorus bomb yet.Well, maybe lots of you have already know it anyway.These bombs not only kills, but also retards your growth, etc2.

too much said,Ask your self, are you a human?

*to see more about Dr Mads and his journey and experience in Gaza, go to youtube, write Dr. Mads Gaza.Wassalam.